How do I make alternative text appear on my website in Publisher 2

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Trailer Enterprises - 09 Dec 2005 19:20 GMT

I have typed in alt text for all my pictures in Publisher 2003. When I
preview my web site and mouse over the pictures the alt text will not appear.
I do not understand this because the alt text would pop up when I was using
Publisher 2000.

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DavidF - 10 Dec 2005 02:00 GMT

Sorry, but it appears that the alt tag is broken in Pub 2003, and I don't
know of a workaround other than to create a text box label, or a label
embedded in the image.

DavidF

> I have typed in alt text for all my pictures in Publisher 2003. When I
> preview my web site and mouse over the pictures the alt text will not appear.
> I do not understand this because the alt text would pop up when I was using
> Publisher 2000.

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DavidF - 12 Dec 2005 13:18 GMT

A follow up - See the thread 'How do I create mouse-overs for web documents'
that was started by Loomis on 11/29/05 for a workaround that involves
importing your images and alt text using the insert html code fragment
feature in Publisher. Its a bit of work.

DavidF

> Sorry, but it appears that the alt tag is broken in Pub 2003, and I don't
> know of a workaround other than to create a text box label, or a label
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> using
> > Publisher 2000.

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David Bartosik - 12 Dec 2005 15:47 GMT

Thanks DavidF for all your work researching this matter. Just an FYI, I
suspect we can't really say it's "broken" as technically it is doing what
it's supposed to. The ALT text is clearly in the html code and thus will be
used for it's purpose. The purpose of ALT text is that it be read by browsers
for the sight-impaired. A sight-impaired browser reads the ALT text out to
the sight-impaired page visitor to inform them of an image and it's purpose.
It is not intended to be used as a "caption" to a picture. Depending on that
is frankly bad web design practice. It is up to the browser to render that
ALT text in a "tooltip" box. For a time only IE would do that. I would
suspect that the VML logic in IE and Pub 2003 is the interference in IE's
behavior with this. If so then non VML browsers probably do render the
"tooltip".

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DavidF - 12 Dec 2005 21:01 GMT

Thanks for the correction and explanation. FWIW, if Firefox is non VML, it
does not produce a "tooltip" box either.

And I meant to say caption instead of label...that's my story, and I'm
stickin' to it. ;-)

DavidF

> Thanks DavidF for all your work researching this matter. Just an FYI, I
> suspect we can't really say it's "broken" as technically it is doing what
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> > using
> > > Publisher 2000.

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nav - 22 Dec 2005 20:17 GMT

I created a website using Publisher 2003 with html scripts for hover buttons
and changed texts. Check it out and let me know if you want the codes and
instructions: http://www.fmsd.k12.ca.us/EdTech/index_files/Page1403.htm

Here's a site that is still being worked on using Pub 2003:
http://www.windmill.fmsd.k12.ca.us/

> Thanks for the correction and explanation. FWIW, if Firefox is non VML, it
> does not produce a "tooltip" box either.
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> > > using
> > > > Publisher 2000.

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DavidF - 22 Dec 2005 20:55 GMT

You should post the URLs for "heydayv" to see. Good job.

DavidF

> I created a website using Publisher 2003 with html scripts for hover buttons
> and changed texts. Check it out and let me know if you want the codes and
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> > > > using
> > > > > Publisher 2000.

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